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Ramen noodles and The Maneater
The Maneater student newspaper had spread the word even before we moved on campus that if you were a serious journalism student, theirs was the newspaper you wanted to work at before you actually entered J-school (typically your junior year).
The eager beaver I was/am, I popped into the newsroom before the classes started and picked up an assignment: a grocery story-by-grocery store price comparison of foods that typically comprise a college student’s diet. I gathered my data and surreptitiously took pictures with my, gasp, SLR camera (whose film I would later develop in The Maneater’s photo lab that would only be in use another two years). I was proud to show off my first story but even prouder when it was picked as the “story of the week” (for the first and only time in four often rowdy years at the paper) at The Maneater’s auditorium-filled first official news meeting.
I’ve been reading UT graduation tweets today and thinking about college and all it means in our lives, from the 40 pounds we gain and can’t seem to shake off to the late-night pizzaPokey Stix runs, croissant-fueled trips through Europe and mid-morning brunches. Not only can see where the 40 pounds comes from, but also where our relationships with food bloom.
So, graduates, congratulations and may the Ramen be with you.
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